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11 August 2000 (USA) moreTagline:
When crime is all you know, you've got to take what you can. morePlot:
A struggling auto mechanic with a criminal past agrees to one last heist to pay off his debts. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Former safe cracker reluctantly commits another crime to stay solvent. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Christopher Walken | ... | Victor 'Vic' Kelly |
 | Peter McDonald | ... | Michael 'Mikey' Lawler, aka Michael Kelly (as Peter Mcdonald) |
| Anne Pitoniak | ... | Aunt Diedre 'Dee' |
| Kate Burton | ... | Rest Home Sister |
 | Jim Mayzik | ... | Rest Home Priest |
 | Vera Farmiga | ... | Miriam Kelly |
 | Donal Logue | ... | Pat Duffy |
| Cyndi Lauper | ... | Sally Mahon |
| Paul D'Amato | ... | Dylan |
 | Wally Dunn | ... | Harry |
 | Olek Krupa | ... | Ted Walikaki |
 | Chuck Cooper | ... | Arnon Morris |
 | John Ortiz | ... | Ismail Espinoza |
 | José Zúñiga | ... | Jesus Del Toro (as Jose Zuniga) |
| Brandon Vega | ... | Tony Del Toro |
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Revealing mistakes: When they are renovating the bar, the painter in the background is moving the paint roller up and down the wall, but no paint is transferring onto the wall. moreSoundtrack:
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I think the writer/director's aim was to make a simple crime story (on a low budget) that had a very credible and believable feel - presenting characters that seem to come from any local neighborhood. At this the movie succeeds.
The scenes and dialogue are carefully crafted and the film as a whole is very well cast and acted. I liked Walken's understated performance. It's consistent with the other actors. Also, it seems more natural and devoid of the self-acknowledging flippancy found in some of his other work.
The movie is low-key, and one can probably see the end coming. Yet someone looking for a caper film without contrived suspense or melodrama - and a little bit of a character study - will find this rewarding.